Tropical Garden # 30

Rita, thanks for the bromeliad pic, I am really getting into broms now!
Check out this concrete arbor from Rio. There is a huge Solandra maxima growing on it...it was very pretty.

you mean the whole thing is concrete or just the vertical poles?

No, the whole thing!

Placenciarita, I am glad to brighten your day. This orchid is fragrant. Post #6102632
Rhipsalis. Bottle brush.

Rob, I would love to have that cocrete arbor. Just think what I can do with something like that. Hmmmm.

phughes, that flower is Salvia splendens 'Paul', it is an annual, but it did so well last summer that I decided to dig her up and try to save it .

robcorreia, that is one impressive picture. I like pictures that give you a lot to look at. It has humongeous trellis, the massive Solandra trunk on each pillar, the palms in the back and my favorite that tree with the brown fruit. I have been racking my brain trying to ID them, mamey maybe?
Orange coconuts

sunshinesw, I love it when you show these unusual plants. I will probably spend a couple of hours reading everything that I can find about it. That is quite an unusual bloom. (to me)
It is so hard to pick a favorite hibiscus, I love them all.
Thanks for taking the time to post the pictures. We all appreciate it very much.
King Anthurium

Rita is this a picture of the pink fire spike?

http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/p.php?pid=6121203

My purple is starting to get blooms; not alot but here and there; I think it is way early for it.

phughes, yes, that is a pink firespike. It has been blooming for for some time now. Along with the blue sage, they will make quite a colorful fall display.
I have noticed a few plants putting out new leaves too, I really hope that it is not too soon.

It was almost like Springtime here today. Along with the daffodils, I found these two Hellebores blooming

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jonquils

Placenciarita, very pretty!

Succulant in bloom.

Mexican flame vine.

very nice! My forced bulbs are about to bloom inside.. I will post when they are bloomed.. hibiscus cuttings are doing well, and the other cuttings I have recievedin mail are roting as well.. yay! anoher sunny day here, rain last night, snow on friday to come.. bleah.. Love those flowers the Hellebores, I have never tried them.. I can show you a bouguet from last years tropical bulbs tho.. The oriental stargazers are my specialty

Your cuttings that you received in the mail are roting? :) Well....I hope they keep on roting very well for you :) (all in good jest)

For lack of pictures from my tropicals at hand...here is another one from Brazil. Massive hundred year old Ficus religiosa street trees. This is the street I grew up at and where my parents still live. I LOVE THOSE TREES!!!
Rita this one should give you lots to look at! ; )

We USED to have a lot of those trees here, but with a couple of hurricanes and cold snaps, the big old beauties are about a thing of the past. They were beautiful.


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sunshinesw, thanks, your succulant plants are very nice as well.

joeswife, glad to know that your cuttings are doing well. I can not wait to see your garden come spring. The Hellebores are easy to grow if you give them good drainage and shade.
This is the right side of a Tipsy pot I made, that is a lipstick plant, with anthurium

Planter56, How are your Amaryllis coming along? I took a look at my Medinilla and I think that there is a bud there. I will have to wait for a while longer to be certain. (fingers crossed)
The other side of tipsy pot, begonia and string of hearts.

robcorreia, you are right, I love that picture. It must have been great growing up in such a nice place.
Here is my Valentine's gifts, two Nun's Orchids. I have no luck growing them but will try again. Does anyone have any tips?

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Hi Happy_1

Hey placenciarita. Well my amaryllis is coming along and growing well so far. The Medinillia is growing quickly actually. I'll have to take another picture of the buds that have dubled in size size since the last picture I took :) If the bud your looking at is round then its a flower :) If it's long and pointy, then it's leaves :) I do hope it's flowers though.

Hey rob? Is that car driving into that tree? :)

Hi back to you plac. and good morning to all.

We have 65 degree temp and a heavy fog which I love to death. For some reason, I love to walk in the fog. Where that came from is anyone's guess.

Doing some last pick-up before company (Plant People) come for dinner. This always makes me nervous. They should have come 3 weeks ago before we had our cold snap. So, they will just have the "Before Picture" of what it will look like late spring. LOL

TTL

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Planter would love to see the updated picture of your medinillia. What cultivar is it? the magnifica???? I am considering buying one when I go to Caldwell's in a couple of weeks.

(Rita: only 16 more days!!!!)

planter56, I took a look today at the Medinilla, and so far they look round, I am so excited!! I am thinking it is because I have it next to the heater. I sure hope that they do not fall off. I will enjoy seeing all six of your branches blooming .

Happy_1, I am sure that your company will enjoy just visiting with you. If they are truly gardeners, they will see the beauty under all the damage caused by the cold snap.

Phughes, go ahead and buy one, you will enjoy having it.

Rj, has been MIA for a couple of weeks now, I hope that he is OK
jasmine fixing to bloom

Hey Placenciarita and Phughes you asked and I provided. The following is not a paid commercial :) hehehhehe

Here's another one. A little blury but you get the picture and also one of the amaryllis as well for you Placenciarita.

Oops sorry here's the other one of the Medinilla :)

And this picture is to chase those late winter blues away :)
It's one of my epiphylliums :)

Eveing folks , love all the pictures, took some of my tropicals tonight.. don't laff at my basement! LOL

love that Pink! Gosh looks like a water lily! here is another part of my Tropical area ;?

I love seeds, sticks and bulbs... as this photo shows you .. this was feb 2nd...this is where I sit watching things change and grow

we had a tropical storm in February last week.. here is the left half of the full rainbow..

and here is the right side of it.. I just couldn't get a full shot ..